Dynamic workload shifting within a connected vehicle

Abstract

A system for dynamic job shifting includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a job request to perform a job. The processor is configured to monitor available resources for performing the job. The available resources include a set of vehicle carried systems accessible to a vehicle event recorder via a communication link. The vehicle event recorder is coupled to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine a vehicle carried system of the set of vehicle carried systems for performing the job; provide the job to the vehicle carried system, where the job is configured to create one or more checkpoint data files; and receive an indication of creation of a checkpoint data file of the one or more checkpoint data files.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Modern vehicles (e.g., airplanes, boats, trains, cars, trucks, etc.) can include a vehicle event recorder in order to better understand the timeline of an anomalous event (e.g., an accident). A vehicle event recorder mounted on a vehicle typically includes a set of sensors—for example, video recorders, audio recorders, accelerometers, gyroscopes, vehicle state sensors, global positioning system (GPS), etc., that report data, which is used to determine the occurrence of an anomalous event (e.g., a sudden stop, a hard maneuver, a collision, etc.). The vehicle event recorder is capable of performing various data processing tasks for identification of anomalous events—for example, filtering data, analyzing data, performing image recognition algorithms, analyzing data using a machine learning algorithm or a neural network, etc. In some situations, processing capability of the vehicle event recorder is limited, for example, either as a result of a cost lim...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a system for monitoring and analyzing data from a vehicle event recorder (VER) to better understand and improve safety and efficiency in vehicles. The system includes a processor that can receive job requests to perform various tasks and monitor available resources for performing those tasks. The processor can determine which vehicle carried system is best suited for a task and provide the necessary data to perform the task. This allows for dynamic workload shifting within a connected vehicle, improving efficiency and safety. The invention can be implemented as a process, apparatus, system, composition of matter, computer program product, or processor.

Problems solved by technology

In some situations, processing capability of the vehicle event recorder is limited, for example, either as a result of a cost limitation (e.g., necessitating the use of an inexpensive processor) or a thermal limitation (e.g., limiting the processing power the processor is able to access).

This creates a problem wherein it is desirable to enable the vehicle event recorder to access powerful algorithms but the necessary processor capability is not available.

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